We’re fairly happy with this news.
Some lads like to sleep naked, some lads sleep in their boxers, some particularly lazy lads will fall asleep in whatever they were wearing that day… But there are still some old-school heads out there with one sturdy pair of pyjamas they’ve been rocking for 10 plus years.
But how often do they get a wash, instead of being stuffed under the pillow?
One woman started a fierce debate on Mumsnet recently by saying that you should wash your PJs after every wear and now the Good Housekeeping Institute has weighed in on this important issue.
It says wearing the same pyjamas for seven nights is fine… if you keep yourself clean.
“Pyjamas should be washed after a few good nights’ sleep,” Verity Mann, Head of Testing at the institute, told Prima.
“If you shower before you go to bed, you can wait a few extra nights between washings: I’d say once a week, so every seven days.”
But if you’re a nighttime sweater – we all know one – or are not feeling well, once a week isn’t enough.
“If someone has been ill, wash them straight away on as high a temperature as the care label allows.”
We like to think of ourselves as fairly hygienic individuals (most of the time, at least) so we’re delighted we can get the most out of our PJs.
Wonder if this applies to those us who get straight into the jammies and dressing gown the moment we get into the house…
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